madah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmadah]
• Hyphenation: ma‧dah

Etymology 1

From Malay madah, from Arabic مَدْح (madḥ, “praise, tell”).

Noun

madah (first-person possessive madahku, second-person possessive madahmu, third-person possessive madahnya)

1. praise

   Synonym: pujian

2. (obsolete) word

   Synonym: kata

Derived terms

• bermadah
• bermadah-madah
• memadahkan
• pemadah

 

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَدَّة (madda, “maddah”).

Noun

madah (first-person possessive madahku, second-person possessive madahmu, third-person possessive madahnya)

1. maddah: An Arabic diacritic; In the Qur'an, it indicates an extra long vowel and can appear over any long vowel.

Alternative forms

• mad
• maddah

 

Further reading

• “madah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْح (madḥ, “praise, tell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmadah/ [ˈma.dah]
• Rhymes: -dah

Noun

madah (Jawi spelling ماده or مادح, plural madah-madah, informal 1st possessive madahku, 2nd possessive madahmu, 3rd possessive madahnya)

1. praise

   Synonym: puji

1. tell

   Synonym: berkata-kata, beritahu, bilang

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemadah [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• madahkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• memadahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bermadah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bermadah-madah [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: madah